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General Discussion / Another new member for MB
« Last post by MR on 05 November, 2023, 11:14:57 AM »
Greetings all!
You have probably already noticed a new member "Bob" mentioned on the MB. Bob is Robert "Bob" Doe, former 6 Light Regiment LAD REME, Jan 65 - May 68. He posted on the GB asking questions about the Shades of Blue and if a copy of their record 'In the Midnight hour' was on the 208 site (as far as we can tell, it disappeared along with other stuff during one of the recent website reconstructions, but site Admin Lee Burgess found 3 links that might help him locate a copy). Bob says he's here because "I like looking at the photos and memories". Don't we all!
We don't know if Bob's time in 28 Bde overlaps with Eddie Roberts' (REME att 208 Sigs, early 1960s), but they'll surely work that one out by themselves!
In the meantime, Bob's email address has been added to the bulk emailing list for emergency use when contact via this MB is not possible. If you haven't received a copy, please let me know on this thread or by direct email to linhmartin@yahoo.com
Cheers, Scouse/MR
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General Discussion / Help with technical issues on this MB
« Last post by MR on 26 October, 2023, 08:48:24 AM »
G'day all!
It's not technically possible for the SMF software used to create this MB to send emails to users seeking assistance with registration, resetting passwords, changing user details incl. avatars, etc. If you need assistance with any of those or similar "technical" issues, simply explain the problem and email it to 208admin@marsden.me.uk - where it will be automatically forwarded to website Admin Lynn "Lee" Burgess for review, follow-up and (hopefully) resolution.
If anyone tries (or has tried) that approach unsuccessfully, please post the details in this thread (including dates) so they can be read by and/or forwarded to Lee if necessary.
Cheers, on behalf of owner/moderator Pam, Admin Lee and moderators MR and Outback Traveller
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General Discussion / Re: Avatars on this MB
« Last post by LeeB6430 on 24 October, 2023, 09:11:52 AM »
Pam, my apologies, I did read your post and I found the image and then completely forgot to email it to you. Now I have to find it again - hang in there :'( :'(
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General Discussion / Re: Avatars on this MB
« Last post by LeeB6430 on 24 October, 2023, 09:06:57 AM »
Perhaps we should 'photoshop' it to add a 'middle finger salute' ;D ;D ;D
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General Discussion / A 208-related story
« Last post by MR on 22 October, 2023, 03:29:14 AM »
Here's a tale I just shared with some former 208 MB regulars on email:
My Vietnamese nephew Tony lives in Australia these days (his mum sponsored him over after she married a VN Aussie) and he told us on one of our visits downunder a few years ago (we live mostly in VN these days to care for our 11yo niece) that he'd applied and been rejected for the ADF (Aussie army). I had a look at the case and realised that both sides (him and the ADF) had made several misinterpretations at various stages of his application, so we lodged four separate appeals (3 medical, 1 education) and he won them all. He's now been a grunt in 5 RAR (Adelaide and Darwin) for nearly 5 years (his graduation from basic training at Kapooka was an incredibly emotional event for the family!).
Anyway, life continued for all of us and then he surprised us about 6 months ago by saying he'd been selected for jungle warfare training near JB (Malaysia) with British special forces - and that's where he is as I type this post, hence my comment about this being a 208-related story! Linh, me and our niece (Tony's 11yo sister, Sunny, who lives with us in VN) are all heading over to Singapore to catch up with him next weekend - but he's staying at the Marina Bay Sands (the Oz army always did pay well, as I recall!) and we're staying on Orchard Road so Linh and Sunny can go shopping!
How did that old saying go? Certa Cito, sh*t or bust, if heaven doesn't getya, the devil must!
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General Discussion / Re: Replacing the Guest Book
« Last post by MR on 18 October, 2023, 05:17:06 AM »
Just thought it worth mentioning that the new GB has been operational for some time now and there's an outstanding query which is being investigated by our technical expert and website rebuilder Lee. Dunno who the poster is, and nor do I know the answer to his question - maybe it's an old mate of the band who prefers to remain incognito these days???
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General Discussion / Re: Message Posting by 208 People
« Last post by MR on 19 September, 2023, 02:08:18 PM »
Yeah, me too - I don't even remember Shades of Blue so I was either under the influence, hadn't arrived, or already been and gone! But Lee's gonna answer the question for the poster and he's the one who's been manipulating everything for the past coupla years to get the site back online so if anyone knows the answer, it's him!  ;D
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General Discussion / Re: Message Posting by 208 People
« Last post by Outback Traveller on 18 September, 2023, 11:24:31 PM »
Morning, MR
Don't recall ever seeing a copy of the song on the original page. So it would a be a No, from me.
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General Discussion / Re: Message Posting by 208 People
« Last post by MR on 18 September, 2023, 03:34:49 AM »
I agree, Ken - more info required. But as far as the question from "Bob Doe" goes about the existence or not of the song on this website, the answer he's looking for is possibly just a simple "yes" or "no". My own answer would be "don't know", so that's not very helpful and I'll therefore leave it to Pam or one of you guys (Ken, Lee) who may know more.
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General Discussion / Re: Message Posting by 208 People
« Last post by Outback Traveller on 17 September, 2023, 08:03:45 AM »
Greetings from Townsville in Far North Queensland(FNQ)
Interesting that 'Bob.doe' asks after the Shades of Blue and their recording of "In The Midnight Hour".
Knowing of this 56/57 year-old recording suggests he may have a connection to the band. Or, esoteric tastes...
Otherwise why pose the question?
More information required 'Bob.doe'...
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